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If we truly believe we are environmentalists then, we have to do more than just point our fingers at the big polluters. We have to point that same finger at ourselves and look at what we can do to reduce our impact on the life of this planet....

Did you attend a Hands Off! Rally in April? I did. Did I know what it was about? Not really. I guess I expected a good bit of Trump and Musk bashing from passionate people that don’t agree with the policies, methods and direction of the current...

It was a brooding March morning on the fourth as students with cardboard signs, community members clad in purple Chester Residents Concerned for Quality of Living (CRCQL) t-shirts, and suited state representatives filed into Lathem Hall at Widener...

Trail Running and Conservation in Pennsylvania If you’ve ever trail run in Pennsylvania, you’ve probably heard the nickname: Rocksylvania. And it’s earned. With its technical terrain, steep ascents, and ankle-grabbing roots, this state doesn’t...

On April 8, 2025, three Presidential executive orders and one proclamation designed to benefit the coal industry were announced. The executive orders are: “Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry,” “Strengthening the Reliability and...

Welcome to the online-only Pennsylvania Chapter newsletter, the Sylvanian! Please read our April 2025 issue!

Earth Month is filled with opportunities to get out and enjoy the great outdoors, connect with environmental groups at tabling events, and volunteer to make the world a better place. There are festivals across the state, reminding us that we have...

It’s April and everything is waking up again in our Pennsylvania climate. Once again, we get to watch as the astonishing beauty and complexity of our natural world emerges for another annual cycle. Where I live, writing in mid-March, the snow bells...

Congratulations to John Roden, the winner of the 2025 Fall in Love with Sierra Club PA Art Contest! John's breathtaking photo, titled Great Pumpkin Paddleboarding, captures a rare warm October day on Edinboro Lake—a vibrant hub for local wildlife,...

The Allegheny Group and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Sierra Club are proud to co-sponsor this year’s 33rd Annual Heartwood Forest Council. This four-day event will bring together environmental activists from across the eastern United States, from...